PMG Pat Donahoe speaks to suppliers during an awards ceremony honoring their work. Click on the image to view a larger version
Superior suppliers
USPS honors 14 companies
The Postal Service recently honored 14 companies that provide the organization with superior service in technology, transportation and other areas.
The winning companies received awards in several categories, including supplier performance and supplier innovation. This year, a Postmaster General’s Supplier Award was introduced.
“The Postal Service does business with more than 20,000 suppliers each year. To receive one of these awards is a real achievement,” PMG Pat Donahoe told the honorees. “It’s essential that we have a world-class chain of suppliers to reduce our costs, strengthen our performance and consistently provide high levels of service to our customers.”
Supply Management VP Susan M. Brownell hosted the annual ceremony, which was held at postal headquarters in Washington, DC. “The focus that these suppliers have placed on continuous improvement has played a significant role in helping USPS create an agile supply chain that generates value and delivers high-quality service to our customers every day,” Brownell said.
FedEx Corp., Memphis, TN
Postmaster General’s Supplier Award
The inaugural Postmaster General’s Supplier Award is presented to a supplier that provided significant contributions to achieving Postal Service business objectives.
FedEx has provided expanding domestic air transportation for Priority, Express and First Class Mail since 2001. In fiscal 2013, FedEx carried approximately 90 percent of the Priority Mail, 99 percent of the Express Mail and 75 percent of all mail that was transported domestically by air transportation for the Postal Service. In 2013, the Postal Service awarded a seven-year contract to FedEx that is expected to benefit postal customers by providing increased service requirements, flexibility for changing capacities throughout the week, reduced minimum contractual commitments, and significant financial benefits.
Marriott Hotel Services Inc., Washington, DC
Supplier Performance Award
Marriott Hotel Services manages the USPS National Center for Employee Development in Norman, OK.
Sterigenics, Oakbrook, IL
Supplier Performance Award
Sterigenics performs mail irradiation services for the Postal Service and other government agencies by exposing mail to high doses of irradiation to treat and destroy potential contaminates, such as anthrax.
Wheeler Bros. Inc., Somerset, PA
Supplier Performance Award
Wheeler Bros., a subsidiary of VSE Corp., supplies repair parts for more than 211,000 USPS vehicles and equipment.
DTZ,Boston, MA
Supplier Excellence Award
DTZ, a UGL company, provides cleaning services for 21 districts covering 539 postal facilities and totaling 3.3 million square feet of floor space.
Gable Signs & Graphics Inc., Baltimore, MD
Supplier Excellence Award
Gable Signs & Graphics provides signage for more than 32,000 USPS facilities, 250 Contract Postal Unit locations and 600 Village Post Offices, as well as the signage requirements of the Staples pilot program.
World Wide Technology Inc., Maryland Heights, MO
Supplier Excellence Award
World Wide Technology, one of the nation’s largest African-American owned companies, provides the Postal Service with various telecommunications hardware, hardware maintenance, installation, wiring and telecommunications services.
Sheehy Mail Contractors Inc.,Waterloo, WI
Supplier Innovation Award
Sheehy Mail Contractors, a small family-owned trucking business, spearheaded a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) pilot program with the Postal Service. The company operates 10 CNG vehicles and plans to add 10 more by the end of the fiscal year. The CNG pilot effort is a key part of the Postal Service’s DRIVE initiative.
It’s a damn shame that the Supply Management VP had to host the award ceremonies. Where were the Hosting VP, the Awards VP and the Ceremonies VP?
An award from the USPS…………..kiss of death for these companies.